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This week, when the EU Withdrawal Bill returns from the House of Lords, members of Parliament will face a stark choice.

During its time in the Upper House, the Bill has been amended in ways that go far beyond its primary purpose.

Changes relating to some of the most contentious questions at stake in the Brexit process have been tacked on to the Bill with the avowed intention of damaging the Brexit process.

My parliamentary colleagues will have to decide whether to support the Government in restoring the Bill to its original purpose of delivering legal certainty, or whether to allow hostile amendments to frustrate those essential aims, restricting the Government’s ability to negotiate.